Energy Ministry purchaseі government domestic bonds for the first time in almost 20 years

For the first time in almost 20 years, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine purchased domestic government bonds (OVDPs) using financial reserve funds.

Minister Denys Shmyhal announced this in Telegram, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"Almost UAH 400 million have already been invested in government securities, and in total in 2026 the volume of such investments will amount to about UAH 785 million. In the future, these funds will be used to finance the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The purchase of OVDPs was the first step in introducing the mechanism for managing financial reserve funds provided for by law," he wrote.

The Minister added that the financial reserve is formed at the expense of regular contributions from JSC Energoatom national nuclear power generating company, which transfers UAH 65.4 million to a special fund every month to ensure the future decommissioning of nuclear facilities. At the same time, for a long time, the reserve funds were not actually involved in financial instruments for preserving value. As a result of inflationary processes, the funds accumulated until 2025 significantly lost their real value.

Investing the financial reserve in government bonds will make it possible to protect funds from inflation, preserve their purchasing power, and ensure additional replenishment of the reserve at the expense of income from government securities.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, since the beginning of 2026, the state has already attracted over UAH 173.9 billion, and since the beginning of the full-scale war - over UAH 2.2 trillion. All funds from the placement of military bonds are directed to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and strengthen the financial stability of the state.

Auctions for the placement of government bonds are held every Tuesday.

The face value of one bond is UAH 1,000, USD 1,000 or EUR 1,000.